The 53-year-old Alguacil coached Real Sociedad, ranked 15th before the game, ushered in the 9th round of La Liga, and Real Sociedad sat on their home turf PK 54-year-old Simeone's Atletico Madrid, which was ranked 4th before the game.
Real Sociedad had a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the 3 games before the game, while the 3 games in all competitions before Raceco were also 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, so it can be seen that the two sides are in equal form. In the last 2 meetings between the two sides, Atletico Madrid has the absolute upper hand, the reason is that Atletico Madrid defeated Real Sociedad in these 2 meetings, so more than 70% of fans are full of confidence in Atletico Madrid's victory over Real Sociedad before the game.
Just 51 seconds into the first half, Griezmann followed up with a brilliant pass over the top from his team-mate, and then subtly heeled the ball, followed by Manchester City's veteran Alvarez who won the ball on the left side of the box and fired a low shot into the bottom right corner of the goal (10 minutes) to give Atletico the lead.
In the 84th minute, Oyarzabal sent a wonderful pass, and Sucic soared into the sky to help Real Sociedad equalize.
In the end, Atletico Madrid was forced to draw by Real Sociedad without a win in 2 consecutive rounds, while Real Sociedad was unbeaten in 3 consecutive rounds.